Top 10 Quotes from Training Camp

Some of the Most Memorable Things that Players Told Reporters at SUNY Cortland

With the Jets, you are sure to get two things: a hard-hitting defense and great sound bites. It was the same during our three-week stay at SUNY Cortland as the team prepared for the 2014 regular season. Here is our list of the top 10 quotes from camp.

1. "We owe them one. We owe them one big time. That was probably pretty much the only team that dog-walked this defense like that, honestly, to me personally.”

The Jets displayed high confidence early in camp, with CB Dee Milliner telling the Daily News he is the best cornerback in football and QB Geno Smith telling ESPNNewYork.com he wants to be a top-5 QB either this year or next. Johnson calmly kept it real with reporters as he defended his teammates.

6. "I’m a gym rat, really. I just like to work out. It just happened to work out that way. I added a few pounds of bulk, and I feel good right now.”

“The Mentor,” as he is called by his teammates, added muscle while working out this offseason. It’s definitely helped the 31-year-old Landry, who looked spry flying around the defensive backfield in Cortland.

7. “I think the key is not giving up on yourself. Sometimes you’re going to have the dog days and the ‘oh, woes is me’ feelings. It’s football, You’re going to get hurt. It’s about you taking care of yourself, doing everything necessary so you can go out there and play.”

Babin was excited to get on the gridiron for the preseason opener against Indianapolis after practicing for two weeks against his new teammates. Once the regular season begins, he’ll look to add to his 62.5 career sacks.

9. “I don’t just want to speak to the mind of the guy. I want to speak to his heart, I want to speak to his soul. I think if you can reach the soul, then that’s where a change can happen.”

The third-year LB is one of the vocal leaders for the defense, but he also leads by example. Every day of camp he was one of the first to arrive at practice, getting in extra work on the blocking sleds.

10. “After a while you’re just like, 'How many hours can I sleep and sit in the room and beat Geno in FIFA,’ so it got kind of boring after a while.”